Use the latest safety guidelines to control hazards with the 2011 NFPA 1126: Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience.

Don't let the excitement and drama of pyrotechnics turn tragic. Insist on the 2011 NFPA 1126: Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience to protect property, operators, performers, support personnel, and the viewing audiences where these effects are used indoors or outdoors with a proximate audience. Application includes use in conjunction with theatrical, musical, or similar performing arts productions in theaters, stadiums, concert halls, etc.

Among revisions in this edition that pyrotechnic and special effects operators, venue mangers, and enforcing officials need to know about:

Amended the application section to clarify that NFPA 140 applies to use of pyrotechnic effects when no audience is present in motion picture filming venues

Updated definitions to correlate both special effects documents, including adding definition for performer and support personnel